Verone, Amy

Twelve topics are covered in the seven pages of this edition of the “News and Notes” section. Highlights include the establishment of a commission to celebrate the centennial of Theodore Roosevelt’s tenure as Governor of New York state; the publication of Edmund Morris’s biography of Ronald Reagan; the visit by C-SPAN to Sagamore Hill National Historic Site; and the establishment of a Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) chapter and police award in New Orleans, Louisiana. The section also notes the Gold Medal conferred upon Anna Curtenius Roosevelt by the Society of Women Geographers, plans for the 1999 annual meeting of the TRA, and the death of Thomas P. DiVita, a volunteer at Sagamore Hill. Some details from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s funeral instructions, an excerpt from Edward Wagenknecht’s The Seven Worlds of Theodore Roosevelt, and the announcement of a premiere of a play about Theodore Roosevelt, Teddykins: An American Hero, complete the section.

A list of the members of the New York state commission marking Roosevelt’s tenure as governor and an advertisement for the Chicago Clothing Store of Sandpoint, Idaho, appear in the section.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1999

The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) announces that it will sponsor a trip to France to mark the restoration and rededication of a memorial to Quentin Roosevelt, the youngest son of Theodore Roosevelt who was killed while serving as an aviator in France during World War I. The TRA also announces a slate of three lectures for 2007 as part of the Dr. John A. Gable Lecture Series to be held at Christ Church in Oyster Bay, New York. An illustration of the Eiffel Tower and a photograph of Gable accompany the text.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2007

Creator(s)

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Seven of the nine pages of this edition of the “News and Notes” section deal with the meeting, dinner, ceremonies, and reports from the annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held onboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt on October 31, 1992. Highlights of the meeting include the presentation of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal to the members of the Rio Roosevelt expedition team; the conferring of the TRA’s Bertha B. Rose Award to Paul Whitney Parcells; and the inauguration of the TRA Junior Officer Leadership Award for a member of the crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The section includes TRA President Robert D. Dalziel’s annual report, and it highlights the donation of Pine Knot, Theodore Roosevelt’s rustic retreat in Virginia, to the TRA by Theodore Roosevelt IV. “News and Notes” also covers programs held at the Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Sites, and it details the performance of the cast of “Phantom of the Opera” onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt.

Five photographs from the annual dinner and two photographs of Pine Knot supplement the text.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1992